books.google.com - A girl. An iguana. An island. And e-mail. Meet Nim–a modern-day Robinson Crusoe! She can chop down bananas with a machete, climb tall palm trees, and start a fire with a piece of glass. So she’s not afraid when her scientist dad sails off to study plankton for three days, leaving her alone on their...http://books.google.com/books/about/Nim_s_Island.html?id=KOjpYM0P3dMC&q=brave&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareNim's Island